"He killed him all right," echoed Maloney.
His eyes still fixed on those of his victim, and approaching his face close to his, the captain shouted:
"You did it, Jeffries! Come on, own up! Let's have the truth! You shot Robert Underwood with this revolver. You did it, and you can't deny it! You know you can't deny it! Speak!" he thundered. "You did it!"
Howard, his eyes still fixed on the shining pistol, repeated, as if reciting a lesson:
"I did it!"
Quickly Captain Clinton signaled to Maloney to approach nearer with his notebook. The detective sergeant took his place immediately back of Howard. The captain turned to his prisoner:
"You shot Robert Underwood!"
"I shot Robert Underwood," repeated Howard mechanically.
"You quarreled!"
"We quarreled."